Gold is our national obsession. Gold is a fashion and fascinating to us. We are obsessed with gold since generations. Gold makes and mars our most intimate relationships too. The god price has risen sharply in the decade up to mid-2011. Its popularity has risen.. [By Philip Mudartha]
Bringing up a child through giving birth and helping him or her growing up into an adult is considered to be the essence of motherhood. It is a challenge in itself, as she has to go through countless hardships in the process. Mother’s Day is an occasion
The Cherry Tomato is smaller and sweeter than conventional tomatoes. They are popular all over the world, and they can be found in a wide assortment of dishes from Mexico to Asia. They are also remarkably easy to grow, and they mature quickly in temperate zones.
At the time of writing, 349 LS constituencies have voted in 2014 general Elections. The voting process for remaining 194 will be over in 18 days. My readers will heave a sigh of great relief; good riddance! We can finally relax with regular news of music.. [By Philip Mudartha]
Voters’ enthusiasm could be seen as quite a large number of voters queued up at the voting booths in township Moodubelle and its cluster village centres. The Belle GP President predicted above 80% of registered voters to exercise their franchise.. [By Philip Mudartha]
Would a dark horse, please explain to us, a model that will work for us? Who is the messiah? I asked as I closed chapter 8 of the special election series. Majority of my readers thought Arvind Kejriwal has the messianic potential. The staunchest INC loyalist but a.. [By Philip Mudartha]
Modi and Rahul came to Mangalore. Their scripts were packed with barbs against each other plus a few tall promises. Their speech-writers are, oh so, boring, to say the least. People think their parties belong to opposite poles and therefore must be different.. [By Philip Mudartha]
As I had mentioned at the end of the last installment of ‘Indian Democracy at Cross-roads 5’, the echo of Narendra Modi’s attempt to consolidate his hold over the party and prime ministerial claim by sidetracking BJP.. [By Dr Eugene DSouza]
I suggested going to Vadodara by car. But my American friend won’t trust Indian roads. He is scared of ending up in a body bag. We mutual consent, we take 12009/Mumbai Central- Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express.. [By Philip Mudartha]
Narendra Modi did not hide his intention of bypassing veteran leaders of his party, either at the state or national level in an attempt to consolidate his hold over the government in Gujarat and his endeavour to form the next .. [By Dr Eugene DSouza]
Indian democracy at crossroads 3 concludes: ….coalition governments could never be stable as history had proved. In the light of these historical facts, other than NDA or UPA.. [By Philip Mudartha]
As the country is in the election mode and there is much speculation about the emergence of the Third Front of Alternate Front, it would be appropriate to recall the first experiment in the coalition government.. [By Dr Eugene DSouza]
Narendra Modi, if you did not know already, is Gujarat Chief Minister since 7th October 2001. He joined Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangha (RSS) in his teen years and was seconded to leadership roles within its political.. [By Philip Mudartha]
When the Election Commission of India announced the calendar of events for holding the general elections for the 16th Lok Sabha, which has to be constituted by June 1, there were hardly any surprises. Almost all the political parties, both national as well as regional, as also the country were